List Of Rail Accidents In The United Kingdom
This list of railway accidents in the United Kingdom provides details of significant railway crashes in the United Kingdom involving railway rolling stock, but not other railway related incidents such as the Oxford Circus fire of 1984 or the King's Cross fire of 1987 or suicide.
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Read more about List Of Rail Accidents In The United Kingdom: Worst Accidents, London Underground, Other Major Losses of Life On Railway Premises, 1995 Onwards: Post-privatisation, 1948–1994: British Rail, 1923–1947: The Big Four, 1830–1922: Pre-grouping, Gallery
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